A Tangle of Knots
“He continued to chivy the sausage, his face deep in his book, as the front door let out a loud wha-pop! It wasn’t long before it wha-pop!ed again, and then—wha-pop!—a third time. The Owner tapped his foot more quickly against the air. He’d told Toby all these new tenants would be nothing but a nuisance.
“Hello?” called a man’s voice from the door. “Anyone here?”
The Owner flicked his eyes from his novel only long enough to notice that the voice did not belong to a tenant, but (perhaps e...ven more dreadfully) a customer. “Store’s open,” the Owner replied, still picking at his teeth. “Skis and prescription eyewear half off today.”
The store had been sold out of skis and prescription eyewear for three years.
“Oh, I’m not looking to purchase anything,” the man replied. His steps drew closer to the counter. “Actually, I was hoping I might sell you something.”
The Owner hitched up his head.MoreLess
“Hello?” called a man’s voice from the door. “Anyone here?”
The Owner flicked his eyes from his novel only long enough to notice that the voice did not belong to a tenant, but (perhaps e...ven more dreadfully) a customer. “Store’s open,” the Owner replied, still picking at his teeth. “Skis and prescription eyewear half off today.”
The store had been sold out of skis and prescription eyewear for three years.
“Oh, I’m not looking to purchase anything,” the man replied. His steps drew closer to the counter. “Actually, I was hoping I might sell you something.”
The Owner hitched up his head.MoreLess
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